title: Does fitness completely explain the obesity paradox?
authors.forename: Carl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.forename: Alban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Schutter
authors.forename: Dharmendrakumar A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Richard V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Milani
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*